Baška - Planina Mjesec (via Sveti Ivan)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Rupa - Rijeka / Rijeka or Zagreb - Rijeka / Rijeka, drive towards Rijeka, and from there follow the signs for Krk Island. When the motorway or expressway in the last part ends, we descend to the Krk Bridge (toll 35 kuna - March 2014) and then continue driving to Omisalj, Njivice, Malinska, Krk, Punat and Baška. After Punat, which you pass on the left, the road begins to climb steeply towards the Treskavac pass (Treskavac is a good starting point for some mountain tours, including the climb to the highest peak of Krka - Obzova (569 m)). After the pass, the road begins to descend and is quite winding, flattening out a bit only when you reach the valley. Continue on through Draga Bašćanska and Jurandvor, and then arrive in Baška. When you see the signs for the bus parking area, turn right and park in the large parking area (the parking area is for both buses and cars). During the summer season, there is a charge for parking.

Path description:
From the parking lot, return to the main road, cross it carefully, and then continue towards St Ivan's Church along a slightly narrower asphalt road, which gradually begins to climb. After a few minutes of climbing, you reach a marked crossroads from which you continue on the asphalt road (left Planina Mjesec / mountain pasture Mjesec via the Zakam crossroads). There is a cross-country climb and 2 serpentines, and you reach the parking area under the Church of St Ivan, with beautiful views of Baška, Prvić Island and the Krka hills.
At the end of the parking lot, the road turns sharp left (straight over the fence to reach the cemetery and St Ivan's Church, from where there is a fine view of Baška and the sea) and after a few 10 metres leads to a place where you cross a pasture fence.
Beyond the fence, a minor road continues to the right, leading to the upper part of the cemetery, while we continue straight on along the mulatier, which climbs gently through a pleasant pine forest, which provides shade on hot days. Along the path, which climbs gently to moderately, there are several benches where we can rest, and during the climb we often get a nice view of Baška, Senjski vrata, Prvić island, the mountain ridge west of Baška, ending with Cape Škuljica, Velebit and more. There are a few marked serpentines, and then the slopes gradually change to a more flatter world, where the path to Stražić branches off to the right, which is about a 500 metre walk, and we continue along a wider and well-maintained path. Further on, the path is quite sloping, but within a few minutes of further walking we reach the shelter and information boards at Planina Mjesec / mountain pasture Mjesec.

On the way: Sveti Ivan (Baška) (134m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Diviška (1 h 5 min)

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